'required|string|min:3|max:25', 'slug' => 'required|string|min:3|max:25', 'priority' => 'required|numeric|min:0|max:10', 'default' => 'nullable|boolean', 'visible' => 'required|boolean', ]; } protected function prepareForValidation(): void { $this->merge([ 'default' => $this->toBoolean($this->default), 'visible' => $this->toBoolean($this->visible), ]); } private function toBoolean($booleable): bool { return filter_var($booleable, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN, FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE); } }